Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Chapter 647: Chapter 646: Mysterious Martial Arts Training Ground

I didn’t expect Lin Jianhong to be the one who died in the end. Still, it was nothing to be sad about; at least one of Qing Zhu’s Demon Fiends had been eliminated.

Lin Yun sat drinking with the Grand Commander in a courtyard pavilion, the two of them chatting about recent events.

In truth, not much had happened over the past month. The Divine Palace hadn’t made any unusual moves, and as for the two cities now under the Demon Palace’s control, things had largely stabilized.

The people living in the cities were now all members of the Demon Palace; all Divine Palace personnel had been executed. Only now could the Demon Palace’s control over the two cities be considered truly stable.

After chatting for a bit, the Grand Commander suddenly looked at Lin Yun and asked, ”Lin Yun, there’s a question I’ve been meaning to ask you, but...”

”Go ahead and ask, Grand Commander,” Lin Yun said with a smile.

”Alright, I’ll be blunt,” the Grand Commander said. ”Lin Yun, we’re both in the Celestial Spirit Realm. Why is it that I can’t seem to read your cultivation level at all?”

Hearing this, Lin Yun smiled faintly. The reason the Grand Commander couldn’t discern his cultivation was because Lin Yun practiced a Venerable Technique from both the Divine Realm and the Demon Realm. The disparity in the level of their Cultivation Techniques was simply too vast, so it was only natural that the Grand Commander couldn’t.

But of course, Lin Yun couldn’t tell the Grand Commander the truth. He just made up an excuse, telling the Grand Commander that he had simply cultivated a Secret Technique for concealing his aura.

The Grand Commander didn’t doubt Lin Yun’s explanation and asked what his current cultivation was. On this point, Lin Yun was truthful, telling the Grand Commander that he had just broken through to Celestial Spirit Realm Perfection the previous night.

”You’ve already reached Celestial Spirit Realm Perfection?” the Grand Commander murmured, looking at Lin Yun. After a pause, he asked with an air of mystery,

”Lin Yun, would you be interested in trying a unique cultivation method we have here?”

Hearing this, Lin Yun’s interest was piqued. He nodded in agreement. Seeing this, the Grand Commander smiled faintly and told Lin Yun to follow him. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

They headed toward the central plaza of Demon City. Instead of entering the main hall, they went to an extremely hidden spot to its east. The Grand Commander pressed a mechanism on the wall, and instantly, a passage leading underground beneath the plaza appeared before the two of them.

The Grand Commander led the way into the passage, and Lin Yun followed. As they walked, the Grand Commander began to explain.

According to the Grand Commander, this passage had existed since Demon City was built. It was constructed by the ancestors of the Demon Palace, a project that took a hundred years.

Ordinary Demon Palace Warriors knew nothing of this Martial Arts Training Ground. For generations, only the Demon Palace Commanders have known about it.

The Grand Commander made this Martial Arts Training Ground sound very mysterious. The Demon Palace Commanders of every generation have always been the strongest among all the Demon Palace Warriors. So, in a world where the highest cultivation one can reach is the Limit of the Celestial Spirit Realm, why are the Demon Palace Commanders so much stronger than the average Demon Palace Warrior?

The reason lay in this very Martial Arts Training Ground. From ancient times to the present, only Demon Palace Commanders have been allowed to cultivate here. And it is precisely because of this training ground that a Demon Palace Commander, when at the same realm, is capable of instantly killing a Demon Palace Warrior.

Hearing the Grand Commander describe this place with such mystery, Lin Yun grew more and more interested. The two of them continued walking deep underground. After covering about five or six kilometers, they finally reached the end of the passage.

A massive, heavy iron door blocked their path. The Grand Commander again pressed a mechanism on it. With a series of loud CLANKS, the iron door slowly swung open.

Stepping through the iron doorway, they found themselves in a vast underground plaza, roughly the same size as the one on the surface.

”I never really thought about it before,” the Grand Commander said slowly. ”It wasn’t until you, Lin Yun, told me that the Celestial Spirit Realm isn’t the apex of Martial Arts—that there are even higher realms beyond it. Since then, I’ve been wondering... if everyone’s cultivation is capped at the Celestial Spirit Realm, then why have the Commanders throughout history always been so much stronger than ordinary Warriors..........”

Indeed, the Grand Commander, who had once believed the Celestial Spirit Realm to be the peak of Martial Arts, had never considered this problem. It was only after Lin Yun told him that there were higher level realms above the Celestial Spirit Realm that he began to think about it.

With the same cultivation, similar talent, and even the same Cultivation Techniques, why were the leaders of the Demon Palace so much stronger than ordinary Warriors?

To give an example, many Demon Palace Warriors are at the Limit of the Celestial Spirit Realm. So why was Zhang Qing, the lowest-ranking of the ten, able to become a Demon Palace Commander while only at Celestial Spirit Realm Great Success?

The reason was simple: Zhang Qing’s combat power was greater than that of those Demon Palace Warriors at the Limit of the Celestial Spirit Realm. And not just by a little bit—he was much, much stronger.

With such a large gap in their realms, and given that Zhang Qing wasn’t even a Demon Fiend, how could he be so strong? Lin Yun looked at the underground plaza before him. The answer probably lay here.

And it wasn’t just Zhang Qing; there was also the Grand Commander. The Grand Commander’s cultivation was at the Limit of the Celestial Spirit Realm, but Lin Yun and the others had fought him when they first met.

At that time, the five of them had surrounded the Grand Commander, yet they were still no match for him. Lin Yun had guessed back then that in terms of pure combat power, the Grand Commander had probably reached the level of Spirit Realm Minor Achievement.

Curiously sizing up the Martial Arts Training Ground, Lin Yun slowly walked towards its center. However, even after he reached the middle of the training ground, he still didn’t feel anything different.

Confused, he glanced at the Grand Commander, who simply smiled and said, ”Lin Yun, I’d suggest you try the edge of the training ground first. Even I can’t handle the center.”

Lin Yun was even more astonished. ’What does he mean? Does this Martial Arts Training Ground have some other peculiar property?’

Although he hadn’t noticed anything different, Lin Yun still did as the Grand Commander said and retreated to the edge of the Martial Arts Training Ground.

A very distinct line marked out the entire Martial Arts Training Ground, enclosing a circular area of over a hundred square meters. Lin Yun had now retreated to its edge.

Having retreated to this spot, Lin Yun’s gaze fixed on the line that encircled the entire training ground. After all this time, the line was still remarkably clear, and looking at it, Lin Yun couldn’t even tell what it had been drawn with.

”Lin Yun, in a moment, just do your best. If you can’t take it, leave the training ground immediately, or your body might give out and you’ll be injured,” the Grand Commander said calmly. With that, his hands began Sealing.

It was a very complex Seal Technique, but from the way the Grand Commander was Sealing, he was clearly very familiar with it. However, upon seeing this Seal Technique, Lin Yun’s eyes were glued to the Grand Commander’s hands, as if he had just seen a ghost.